Improvement in faucet-locking devices



L. BLEIER.

FAUCE'I LOCKING DEVICE.

NO.181,031 Patented Aug.15,1876.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEOPOLD BLEIER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

.lMPROVE-MENT lN FAUCET-LOCKING DEVICES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l S l .031, datedAugust 15, 1876; application filed May 12, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEOPOLD BLEIER, of Brooklyn, Kings county, State ofNew York, have invented an Improvement in Looking Devices for Faucets,of which the following is a specification:

The object of my invention is to combine with a faucet a locking devicethat will not only be easy of adjustment, but at the same time preventthe possibility of being tainpered with without exposing the fraudulentattempt upon the internal revenues; and the nature of my inventionconsists in forming on the tap of the fauceta square or other angularshoulder, and combining therewith a collar having arms attached theretoto lock into the wheel on the front end of the valvestem, to, preventthe unscrewingof the valve from its seat, unless the arms are withdrawnfrom the wheel; second, in combining with the collar a screw-tap,arranged within a sealedcase so as to project out from its rear end toscrew into the other side of the liquort-ank, and thus preventing thefaucet from being unscrewed without breaking the seal on the front endof screw-tap case to unscrew it from the side of the tank; and, third,the combination of the screw-tap and its shell or case with thescrew-plug, and any suitable initial sealing-wax or plaster, to beapplied by the internal-revenue superintendent or other official, as ameans of preventing the screw-tap being tampered with.

.But to describe my invention more particularly, I will refer to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, the sameletters of reference, wherever they occur, referring to like parts.

Figurel is a side view of the faucet and attachment. Fig. 2 is a cutsectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a front end view. Fig. 4 is a rearend view. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the faucet and attachment. Fig. 6 isa detached view of the locking devices.

Letter A represents the barrel of the fancet; B, the screw-tap, and Othe dischargepipe. Within the barrel is arranged a stem, D. On itsinterior end is secured a diskvalve, E, which shuts off the outflow ofany liquor fromthe tank, by being screwed down upon its seat. This valvemay be made of a cone shape, if desired, or like a piston, to fit acorresponding bore in the rear part of the barrel, and thus retain itsplace, though it is slightly loose on the end of the valve-stem. For thepurpose of opening and closing the valve on its seat, a screw-thread, F,is cut on the stem, which works in the female screw in the axis of thecap-plate G, secured into the front end of the faucet-barrel. On thefront end of the cap-plate G a stuffing-box, H, is is secured. J is thewheel for rotating the valve-stem. On the shoulder of the screwtap B isformefl a hexagonal bearing, L. Any angular-faced bearing, to preventthe turning of the collar K, answers an equally good purpose. Betweenthe bearing L and the screwthreads of the tap B is a blank space, M, ofabout the same width of the collar K. The object of this is topreventthe tap from screwing into the side of the tank to its fulllength; and, second, to leave space enough for retracting the collar onthe screw-tap, to withdraw the arms N attached solidly on each side ofit from the openings in the wheel J, thatit maybe turned to unscrew thevalve from its seat to draw the liquor from the tank. These arms Nextend beyond the face of the wheel J, and are connected together bylinks P, and then locked, so that when thus locked the arms of the wheelJ, acting against the arms N, prevent the release of the valve from itsseat, and of course the drawing of any liquor from the tank unless bythe consent of the revenue officials. To prevent the faucet beingwithdrawn from the tank, an auxiliary screw-tap, R, is combined with thecollar K, by means of the stud S and case T. This case T is of about thesame depth as that of the screw-tap B, having a diameter of bore equalto the head of a screw, while the aperture for the stem of the screw Rat its rear end may be less than half in diameter. The object of this isthat a small screw may be used; and, second, the length of the case tosheathe the auxiliary screw-tap R, or nearly sothat is, the screw-tap Ris intended to be screwed into the side of the tank after the faucet hasbeen attached, and to a depth a little deeper than that of the tap B.Now, it will be obvious that, as the mouth of the case T is secured by ascrew-plug, U, over which the internal-revenue official has affixed hisseal, the auxiliary screw-tap Rcannot, by any external appliances to itat or near its entrance into the side of the tank, be entirely withdrawnfrom it, because of its length, unless the seal be broken to remove thescrewplug U, and thus allow of the removal of the screw. The materialused for sealing the plug in the case may be plaster or wax, or may beany other suitable plastic material that cannot be displaced except bydesign, and the utter destruction of the sealing device.

Having now described my invention I will set forth what I claim anddesire to secure by by Letters Patent of the United States 1. ThefaucetA, having a hexagonal shoulder, L, and blank space M, constructedthereon intermediate of the barrel A and screwtap B, substantially asdescribed, and for the purposes set forth.

2. The collar K, arms F, wheel J, and links 1?, in combination with afaucet when constructed with a .hexagonal shoulder, L, and blank space Madjoining eachiother, andintermediate of the barrel'A and screw-tap B,as a means of loo-kin g and unlocking the valveplug E from its seat inthe faucet, without separating the collar K therefrom, as hereinbeforedescribed.

3. In combination with the collar K, the case T, and auxiliary screw-tapR, substantially as described, and. for the purposes set forth.

4. In combination with the auxiliary screwtap R and case T, the sealingscrew-plug U, and any suitable plaster or plastic sealing material as anexternal coating or facing to the plug U, to receive the impression ofthe stamp or initials of the inspecting revenue officials.

LEOROLD *BLEIER.

Witnesses: CHARLES L. BARB-1T1,

(hams. M. HALL.

